Sleeve-protector.



J. H. LOUDER.

SLEEV PROTECTE.

APPLICATION FILED mNE in m16..

J OEL HENRY LOUDER, 'OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

SLEEVE-PROTECTOR.

Specicaton of LettersPatent.

Patented May ii, rais.

Application iled .Tune 17, 1916. -Serial No. 104,262.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL I-I. LoUDnR, a citizen of the United States,residing in Elgin, in the county of Kane, and the State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Sleeve- Protector, of which the followingis a specilication.

This invention relates to sleeve-protectors, and is especially designedfor persons engaged in desk and other work wherein the sleeves and cuffsare apt to become soiled or worn.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a sleeve-protectorwhich by its construction and material is adapted to be readily andattractively put upon the market in cartons or other similar means;which is capable of being laundried like any other article of wearingapparel; which may be conveniently applied and removed from the sleeveor arm of the person; which is designed to expose the sleeve whereprotection is not required; which is capable of being readily adjustedand fastened in position without the use of extraneous means applied tothe sleeve itself and which by its design is capable of beingmanufactured without waste of material.

Various objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and vthe novel features of the invention will be more claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figures 1, 2 and 3 are plan views of the upper sides ofsleeve-protectors embodying my invention and illustrating, for the mostpart, different modes of fastening and adj Listing-devices. 1

Fig. 4 is a similar View of the upper end of a design of protector shownin Figs. l and 3 and illustrating a different mode of adjusting andfastening.

Fig. 5 is a plan of the blank for producing the design of protectorillustrated in Figs. l, 3 and 4, the band or cuff being shown detachedat one side.

Fig. 6 is a preferred form of blank for this purpose.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts in all the figuresof the drawing.

The preferred form or design of protector is illustrated in Figs. l, 3and 4. That is to say, in this design, so much of the sleeve of thewearer as requires no protection, as

particularly pointed out in the appended for instance, the upper side ofthe sleeve, remains visible, and only that portion of the sleeve whichcomes in Contact with a desk or other object calculated to soil and wearthe 'the blank the two diverging edges of the latter are broughttogether and meet at their widest point, thereby forming the design ofprotector shown in Figs. l, 3 and 4, wherein the protecting-portion 3,is formed with a substantially V-shaped opening 4, that exposes theupper side of the sleeve of the wearer.

While the substantially V-shaped opening 4, referred to is preferred,because it affects a saving in material in cutting the blanks for theprotector, is cooler, and at the same time more ornamental andattractive, yet such is not essential to the success of my invention,and as will'be apparent, it may be omitted (as shown in Fig. 2), whereit is desirable that all of the lower portion of the sleeve be protectedfrom soiling and wearI as would be necessary in many vocations otherthan clerical.

In either instance, however, the cuff or band 2, may be made either incuff or bandstyle, and is preferably composed of a plurality of layers'and made stiff, though not necessarily so, so as to resemble theordinary shirt-sleeve, while the remaining or protecting-portion of thearticle is of a single thickness and made flexible and left unstarched.vAny material or fabric may be utilized for this purpose, such, forinstance, as cotton, cambi-ic, calico, madras, &c., the short ends ofsuch goods being perfectly suitable and capable of being purchasedeconomically. In all of the designs it will be seen that the lower orcuff-end of the protector is so proportioned that it will permit theslipping of the hand therethrough'while the 'upperI end of the articleis larger so as to receive any size arm, or, in otherword's, the articletapers toward the lower or cuff-end. The cuff may or may not be providedwith button-holes 5 to receive ordinary cuff-buttons 6, the latter ifrequired being furnished with the article.

Various means may be provided for adjusting and securing the articleupon the arm of the wearer, but it will be observed that whatever' themeans, it is the intention that they shall be a part and parcel of thearticle itself and that no extraneous devices, such for instance, asbuttons, are to be applied tov the wearing apparel of the wearer.

In Fig. 1 I have provided the two opposite edges of the iiexible uppersection 3, with an elastic strap 7, having an adjustable buckle 8, theends of the strap being stitched to the protector, as at 9. In Fig. 2, Iemploy a series of sockets 10, the same being located at intervals uponthe upper end of the protector, in connection with a strap 11,preferably of elastic material, and having ball-members 12, (shown indotted lines), for coperatiim with the sockets. By arranging theball-members in the sockets the larger end of the protector may be moreor less gathered so as to approximate the size of the arm .of thewearer. In the design shown in Fig. 3, I provide the edges of theV-shaped opening 4 with a series of eyelets 13, and lace in the same anelastic lacing 141-, the ends of which may be knotted as at 15, afterthe lacing has been adjusted to the arm. Such lacing may only be locatedat the upper end of the protector if desired. In the design shown inFig. 4l, an elastic strap 16, made adjustable by a buckle 17, isemployed, the ends of the strap having ordinary hooks 18, designed toengage corresponding eyes 19, sewed to the protector at the upper end ofthe V-shaped opening. Of course, it will be understood, that otherwellknown means may be substituted for those herein shown -withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of itsnumerous advantages.

One very convenient and economical way of forming the blank isillustrated in Fig. 6. The same substantially triangular form of blankis used, as indicated at 20, and at the base thereo-f is formed arectangular extension 21 extending to and beyond one edge of the blank.By folding the blank 20 so as to bring the opposite corners of the baseof the blank together (substantially on the dotted lines 22 22) andfolding the extension on the central longitudinal line 23, it will beseen that the sleeve-protector illustrated in Figs. 1', 3 and 4C, andwhich are the preferred forms, will be produced.

The V-shaped opening is preferred for two reasons, namely, it leavesexposed the upper side of the sleeve of the wearer where no protectionis required, and except for the cuiil and the means employed forconnecting the rear end of the protector to the arm, is hardlynoticeable when worn, and furthermore, a protector having a V-shapedopening is produced, as we have seen, from a blank of substantiallytriangular shape, and the latter can be cut more economically from thematerial from which the protector is made. Where the V-shaped opening isemployed, -in cutting, each blank is reversed with relation to itsimmediate neighbors, or, in other words, the inclined edges of one blankwill not run in reverse directions to the corresponding edges of theneighboring blanks but in the same direction, so that no waste ofmaterial occurs between blanks.

Having described my invention, what I claim, is:

1. The he-reindescribed sleeve-protector, the same comprising a cuff orband, and a sleeve-portion connected therewith and forming asleeve-receiving guard, said guard having formed in its upper side anopening extending from the cuff or band to the rear end of the guard,one edge of the opening being inclined or diverged with respect toitsconpanion, and both edges having eyelets, and an elastic lacing inthe eyelets and connected beyond the same at its ends.

2. The hereindescribed blank for a sleeveprotector, the same consistingof a substantially triangular body-portion adapted to be folded intubular form by bringing the opposite corners of the base of thetriangle together for the purpose of' producing a sleeve-receiving guardhaving an angular opening in its upper side, and further consisting inan oblong extension formed integral with the base of the triangularbodyportion and extending at one side beyond the same, said extensionbeing foldable longitudinally to produce a cufl thicker than thesleeve-receiving guard.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. JOEL HENRY LOUDER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES C. HANSON, Jos. J. SOBRE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

